{"id":622910,"date":"2026-03-14T04:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/622910\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T04:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:39:25","slug":"reds-announce-dane-myers-update-after-removal-from-spring-training-lineup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/622910\/","title":{"rendered":"Reds Announce Dane Myers Update After Removal From Spring Training Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cincinnati Reds<\/a> made a minor but notable change to their spring training lineup on Friday after newly acquired outfielder Dane Myers was removed shortly before first pitch.<\/p>\n

Myers has been one of several players competing for a role in the Reds outfield rotation heading into the 2026 MLB season. The 30\u2011year\u2011old joined the organization in December when Cincinnati acquired him from the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor\u2011league outfielder Ethan O\u2019Donnell.<\/p>\n

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Since arriving in camp, Myers has looked like a strong candidate to earn regular playing time, particularly in matchups against left\u2011handed pitching. Known for his elite defense and above\u2011average speed, he provides the Reds with versatility in the outfield while also giving the team another right\u2011handed bat in a lineup that features too many left\u2011handed hitters.<\/p>\n

Shortly before Friday’s game against the San Francisco Giants, however, the team confirmed why Myers would not be participating. \u201cDane Myers has been scratched due to sickness,\u201d the Reds wrote on X.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for Cincinnati, the update indicates that Myers is dealing with a temporary illness rather than any type of physical injury that could threaten his availability for Opening Day.<\/p>\n

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That news should come as a relief given how well Myers has performed this spring. Through his first 10 spring training games, he has posted an impressive .350 batting average along with a .552 on\u2011base percentage and 1.202 OPS. Myers has also contributed one home run and five RBIs during that stretch, strengthening his case for a roster spot.<\/p>\n

The outfielder is entering his fourth MLB season after spending the past three years with the Marlins organization. During the 2025 season in Miami, Myers appeared in 106 games and stole 18 bases while continuing to establish himself as a plus-defender.<\/p>\n

He also showed success against left\u2011handed pitching. Last season, Myers posted a .286 batting average with a .359 on\u2011base percentage and .778 OPS against southpaws. Those numbers make him an appealing platoon option for the Reds, who could benefit from additional right\u2011handed production in their outfield mix.<\/p>\n

With his combination of speed, defense and situational hitting ability, Myers has quietly become a valuable depth piece as Cincinnati continues shaping its roster.<\/p>\n

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For now, the illness appears to be nothing more than a short\u2011term issue. If he recovers quickly, Myers could potentially return to the lineup as soon as Saturday as he continues preparing for the start of the regular season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cincinnati Reds made a minor but notable change to their spring training lineup on Friday after newly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":622911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2400],"tags":[5,7026,757,535,50,4259,1951,1177,58,4,542,536,6513,66,6288,151,1868],"class_list":["post-622910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cincinnati-reds","tag-baseball","tag-blake-dunn","tag-brady-singer","tag-cincinnati","tag-cincinnati-reds","tag-cincinnatireds","tag-dane-myers","tag-elly-de-la-cruz","tag-miami-marlins","tag-mlb","tag-noelvi-marte","tag-reds","tag-sal-stewart","tag-san-francisco-giants","tag-spencer-steer","tag-spring-training","tag-tyler-stephenson"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116225689214924853","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}